The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-23
GEN GRAL NEWS.

BUoIHRss good.
CLOUDY and wsrm.
RIVER falling slowly.
Two boats leaving today.
ARKANSAS river is rising ct Fort
Smith.
WHITE and 81. Francis rivers are
falling.
The Tennessee and Cumberland
rivers continue to fall,
TIE Alberta No. 8 leaves here to-
morrow evening for White river.
THE Future City, with basees, should
pass here today on her way TO st.
Louis.
GLEN NoLrK, one OF the best clerks
on the river, is freight clerk on the I.
B. Sims.
THE new steamer building at Pitts
burg for the Arkansas river will be
named Eugene.
DURING the twenty.four hours end
ing at noon yesterday the river here
declined 2 inches.
TuR James Lee was towed up 10 the
mouth OF Wolf river yesterday, where
she will be repaired.
The City Of Cairo, Capt. Lightner,
leaves here at 3 O'Clock this evening
for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Belle Memphis had only eight
rousters when Bhe left st. Louis. This
was the cause Of her detention.
The Will s. Hays and the Ooahoma
for the lower, and the Rene Macready
for the upper coasts, had good trips
out.
The r. l.. Cobb, Capt. Smith, Is the
packet leaving this evening Tor
Arkansas river. ]. N. Thompson Ia
chief clerk.
The City OF Providence, Capt. Oar
yelle, Is the Anchor Line packet leav'
ing here at 10 o'clock this morning for
vicksburg.
Cart. FRANK NJ. CAYros, ons OF the
best known aud most popular pilot,
and commanders, went out In com
mand OF the Will 8. Hays yesterday.
, JoHs ID. FuLLKR has resigned hi
position as chief clerk Of the I. b
!, Sims. On September lst John will b.
!, found with q prominent house OF
u Front street.
[; A WILLOW mattress $50 feet long vii
be sunk AZ the foot OF Jefferson stree
about September lot. The mst.Tss
9 will 20 below Court street, and vii
, lap the mattress sunk last year full.
u twenty-five feet.
The Belle Memphis, from 81. Louis
= and twenty-iour hours behind time
,, passed TO Vlcksburg yesterday with
'" good trip. She put of here 2925 pach
ages. including 700 barrels Of -four an
100 rolls Of baggiDg.
a THE new officers OF the Memphi
Is and st. Louis steamer T. b. Sims al
D, as follows: Captain, I. b. Sims chi,
0. clerk, william Fitzgerald; secon
10 clerk, Glenn Nolte; pilot, jam
Montague and Jake Cox.
); BRornrR CA.NIR, In the Ledge
q says that the new Arkansas riv,
9, packet will shave a capacity OF 49,
" bales OF cotton" OF course, Oh
"pfinter" and the types" are
blame, because Brother Cammer nevs
makes q mistake.
The 7, B. Sims arrived yesterda
morning from 81. Louis with ga
packsgea, including t65 barrels ,
-four, 2lO barrels OF potatoes, 4,0t
rolls OF baeging, l bale Of cotton, II
30 sacks Of coffee and % plates OF iro
She went back yesterday evening wit
fair trip.
r. The lighthouse tender Joseph He
~ ~ arrived yesterday morning. N
made the following changes In ligh
between Cairo and this port: Fo
or Wolf Island, moved down 100 yard
Lester's, moved down l60yards; Ma
g rid Bend, moved down 100 yards; Ds
watson's, re.establIthed; Nolan
moved up 200 yards; beloE Pol
Pleasant, moved up 200 yards; Silve
IN. top, moved down 200 yards; Riley
81, moved down 300 yards; Steward
nb moved down 200 yards; Llnwo'
Field, moved up 800 yards; Midwa
,ol moved MP three quarters Of q mil
Island q, moved up 200 yards; Hic
mans, moved down 100 yards; 0'Do
els, moved down 100 yards; job
2, sons, moved down 800 yards; opposl
ID, Osceola, moved down 200 yard
&c. Thomas, new light; Island 40, NOV
Dc. mn alO yarda